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26 Cards in this Set
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Bulbourethral Gland
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One of a pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra
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Cowper gland
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Bulbourethral gland
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ejaculation
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ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra
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ejaculatory duct
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tube through which semen enters the urethra
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epididymis (plural: epididymides)
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one of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes lying on top of each testis. It carries sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vas deferens
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erectile dysfunction
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inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; impotence
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flagellum
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hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile (able to move)
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fraternal twins
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two infants born of the same pregnancy from two separate ova fertilized by two different sperm
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glans penis
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sensitive tip of the penis
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identical twins
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two infants resulting from division of one ferilized egg into two distinct embryos.
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impotence
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inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; erectile dysfunction
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interstitial cell of the testis
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cells that lie between the seminiferous tubules and produce the hormone testosterone. A pituitary gland hormone (lutenizing hormone [LH]) stimulates the interstitial cells to produce testosterone
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parenchyma
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tissue composed of the essential cells of any organ. In the testes, parenchymal tissue includes seminiferous tubules that produce sperm
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perineum
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Area between the anus and scrotum in the male
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prepuce (foreskin)
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skin covering the tip of the penis
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prostate gland
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Gland, in men, at the base of the urinary bladder that secretes a fluid into the urethra during ejaculation
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scrotum
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External sac that contains the testes in men
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semen
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Spermatozoa and fluid (prostatic and other glandular secretions)
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seminal vesicle
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either of paired sac-like male glands that secrete a fluid into the c=vas deferens
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seminiferous tubules
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Narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes
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spermatozoon (plural: spermatozoa)
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sperm cell
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sterilization
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any procedure rendering an individual incapable of reproduction; for example, vasectomy and tubal ligation
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stroma
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Supportive, connective tissue of an organ, as distinguished from its parenchyma
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testis (plural: testes)
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male gonad that produces spermatozoa and the hormone testosterone; testicle
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testosterone
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hormone secreted by tin interstitial tissue of the testes; responsible for male sex characteristics
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vas deferens
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Narrow tube (one on each side) that carries sperm from the epididymis into the body and toward the urethra. Also called ductus deferens
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